Duchess Tina Hetherington with her sister Isla and parents Cc and David Hetherington. The Knights of Momus, Galveston?s oldest Mardi Gras Krewe,celebrated the first weekend of Mardi Gras with the celebrated Coronation and Momus Ball Feb. 2 at The Grand 1894 Opera House. less

Duchess Tina Hetherington with her sister Isla and parents Cc and David Hetherington. The Knights of Momus, Galveston?s oldest Mardi Gras Krewe,celebrated the first weekend of Mardi Gras with the celebrated ... more

David O'Donohoe,Stephen Perich, Thomas Perich, Gary Peters, Michael Doherty, and Tom Daly. The Knights of Momus, Galveston?s oldest Mardi Gras Krewe,celebrated the first weekend of Mardi Gras with the celebrated Coronation and Momus Ball Feb. 2 at The Grand 1894 Opera House. less

David O'Donohoe,Stephen Perich, Thomas Perich, Gary Peters, Michael Doherty, and Tom Daly. The Knights of Momus, Galveston?s oldest Mardi Gras Krewe,celebrated the first weekend of Mardi Gras with the ... more

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Knights of Momus party in Galveston

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Galveston's oldest Mardi Gras Krewe, the Knights of Momus, kicked off the island's Mardi Gras festivities in grand traditional style. With the President's Affair at the Galveston Artillery Club and the Coronation and Momus Ball at the Grand 1894 Opera House, about 650 guests celebrated 24 duchesses from Houston and Galveston. The young women wore dramatic colors celebrating the Age of Jazz to perform their Texas Bow.